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Amazon Said To Plan Smartphone To Vie With Apple — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPhone and handheld devices that run Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android operating system, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

What Amazon Brings to the Smartphone Market — The notion that Amazon might do a smartphone is not new, though a new Bloomberg report suggests that one might hit the market sooner rather than later. — And, while clearly a novice at making phones, Amazon brings a lot of know-how and relevant skills …

Microsoft stumbles into crucial financial year — (Reuters) - An ugly first week for Microsoft Corp's new financial year, probably its most important to date, has done little to inspire confidence that the software giant can jumpstart a stubbornly stagnant share price.

Kim Dotcom Can See One File Of 22 Million Says FBI — A 40-page document “cherry-picked” from nearly 22 million emails is the only information the FBI believes should be made available to Kim Dotcom before his extradition hearing. — Lawyers spent yesterday arguing over what the internet mogul …

Samsung's Galaxy powers record $5.9 billion profit — (Reuters) - Soaraway sales of the Galaxy smartphone drove record quarterly profit of $5.9 billion at Samsung Electronics, though the South Korean tech giant is sweating over how Europe's debt crisis is denting demand in its biggest market for televisions and home appliances.

Facebook App Center officially rolling out across the UK — This morning if you logged into your Facebook account in the UK, it's likely that you will have noticed a persistent little pop-up notification alerting you to the arrival of the App Center. — We certainly knew that this was coming …

Kindle Fire 2 Will Arrive Within Two Months, Report Says — The Kindle Fire, shown here, could be updated with a snazzier metal case. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Wired — With Google's Nexus 7 tablet set for a July release, Amazon is fast-tracking the production of its next-generation Kindle Fire.